PULSEOX FEATURES & BENEFITS
PulseOx is an active in-situ treatment solution that utilizes Applied’s proprietary oxidation chemistry to solve specific remediation challenges, restore water quality and bring impacted sites to closure as fast as possible. This approach delivers substantial cost savings and differs from passive in-situ techniques, which can take up to one year to assess whether groundwater conditions are materially improving and can take several more years for the process to work completely. PulseOx fills a gap in the marketplace and provides a cost-effective, in-situ solution that delivers many benefits:
Maximizes contaminant destruction using four different reactants (hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), ozone (O3), oxygen (O2) and air). Hydrogen peroxide and ozone are injected into the subsurface formation to create powerful hydroxyl radicals (·OH). In addition, PulseOx technology utilizes oxygen (O2) and air in the injection sequence to enhance the contaminant destruction process.
Accelerates site cleanup by customizing reagent injection sequences. Every PulseOx system is equipped with an easy-to-use PLC unit and injection control software. This allows the ratio of the four reactants, the injection cycle frequency, dose and duration to be tightly controlled. At small sites, this is accomplished through a single injection point. At larger sites, these variables are coordinated across multiple injection points in the treatment zone. Program managers can fine-tune the treatment cycle with minimal effort in response to changing site conditions, further accelerating the overall treatment program for a given site.
Enhanced biological activity. All four of the reactants contribute to elevated dissolved oxygen concentrations down gradient of the immediate treatment zone. The enhanced dissolved oxygen concentrations will in turn increase in-situ aerobic biodegradation activity, thus adding to the overall water quality restoration process.
High capacity ozone production and delivery. Applieds’ PulseOx systems are equipped with on board oxygen generators and high capacity, solid state ozone generators that can contribute substantially more ozone than most systems. The on board oxygen generator means no heavy compressed oxygen cylinders, oxygen dewars or ozone booster pumps are needed.
PulseOx overcomes a key constraint to other in-situ advanced oxidation systems that produce low concentrations of ozone at low flow rates for injection into a subsurface formation. This severely limits the area that can be treated at any time and the zone of influence that can be achieved with an individual injection point.
Remote paging, monitoring and control. Larger PulseOx systems are equipped for remote monitoring and control to minimize operator requirements and equipment down time. The smaller PulseOx platforms are equipped for automatic paging in the event of a system alarm.
SVE integration or conjunctive applications. PulseOx systems can be used in conjunction with soil vapor extraction systems to capture volatilized organic compounds, degradation products, and any low concentrations of fugitive reactant materials. PulseOx systems can also be used in combination with standard pump-and-treat technology, providing a downstream treatment barrier to prevent plume migration.
Fixed or Mobile Applications. PulseOx systems are designed to be used as either fixed remediation systems that remain at one location until project completion, or in a mobile configuration, where they are moved from one hot spot to the next and back again, to treat multiple sites contemporaneously.
Waste Free Contaminant Destruction. Like Applied’s flagship HiPOx product, one of the key features of the PulseOx technology is that contaminants are destroyed on-site and converted to benign materials, instead of being transferred to the atmosphere or shipped off-site to another location for further treatment and disposal.
BEST FEATURE OF ALL—LOW COST.
The PulseOx technology enables site cleanup and closure at costs that are considerably lower than standard pump-and-treat systems and even many other in-situ solutions.
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